Posted on 12/12/2014 7:06:39 AM PST by SeekAndFind
/johnny
I felt after 2012 there was no hope of a Republican being elected POTUS again in my lifetime.
[Baraq wins with 8% unemployment (13% actual), $4 gas, surging food prices, trillion dollar deficits]
Now things look a little different...
The next two years will be interesting.
Not a tough call..
MB makes the point that voters these days are more and more voting the straight party ticket.
I have voted the straight party ticket my entire life and have never had a single regret.
The cliché, “I vote for the man, not the party” Is pure hogwash IMHO.
Barone’s scholarly analysis aside, it is all about turnout. If the Democrats turn out the same numbers that they did in 2012, they will win again.
/johnny
All that can be undone by the GOP establishment’s acquiescence in amnesty, which would enroll millions of new Democratic voters.
Don’t count out the Party Of Stupid’s ability to commit political suicide against its own interests. Its certainly shown that in passing the Cromnibus crap sandwich last night.
In short, don’t rely on Republicans to stop Obama. They’re too afraid or neutered to do it when their strongest weapon - a government shutdown, is off the table.
Keep dreaming!
With a guaranteed RINO nominee and the Democrat Urban Cheat Machine in full swing you will never see an (R) in the Tainted White House again. Ever!
People care much less about party labels these days.
Only the old and mentally lazy use party labels to decide who to vote for.
/johnny
The GOP gave people absolutely NO reason to show up and vote for them last night.
What is so troubling is that Dems seem to be able to consistently pull off wins in the swing states with close races.
States that have Republican governors and Sec of State.
Soros SOS program was a big fail, but the results seemed to be the same.
Our choices in politics aren’t always perfect but they are always easy.
The worst Republican is ALWAYS better than the best Democrat. At least here in CA.
Not every Republican is perfect out here. But all Democrats in CA are far Left Marxists. No exceptions.
And voting third party...same as flushing your ballot down the toilet.
If we keep going the way we are going, the toilets are not going to work in the future anyway.
Last night proves you wrong.
Voting third party is no more flushing your vote down a toilet than voting for a liberal republican. And it helps get rid of liberal republicans.
Republicans may have been conservative a long time ago, but that day is gone.
Anyone voting for a liberal republican is a liberal, voting for a liberal, and they will get liberal government.
/johnny
I smell a DemocRAT. Liz Warren gets credit for creating a more Democrat friendly version of Cronibus in the Senate and cramming it down Boehner’s throat in reconciliation. We should get used to her and the adoption of a Bar and Sickle in 2016.
CONGRESS HAS MADE ITSELF IRRELEVANT! THANK YOU GOPe
After last night, no way.
Here in CA they instituted the blanket primary which effectively eliminates third party choices in any event for the general election.
/johnny
Correct.
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